Bryan L. Bossier postcard collection
Identification Note
Postcards in this collection include the prefix "BB" before the item number.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1880s-1920s
Creator
- Bossier, Bryan L. (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed and is available by appointment only. Please contact reference@newberry.org at least 5 business days in advance to request an appointment.
Extent
2.3 Linear Feet (1,500 postcards in 4 boxes)
Abstract
This collection of approximately 1,500 postcards, a gift from Bryan L. Bossier, consists of printed and photographic postcards related to twentieth century social history. Subjects include: suffragettes and the women’s right to vote movement, American evangelism, the Ku Klux Klan, early road building, temperance and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, boxing, and Christmas.
Stack Location
2 39 2
Provenance
Donated by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as part of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection at the Newberry Library.
Subject
- Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection (Newberry Library) (Organization)
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) (Organization)
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Organization)
Source
- Lake County Forest Preserve District (Ill.) (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Bryan L. Bossier postcard collection, approximately 1880s-1920s
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org